Sec. 4. Definitions
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In this Act, the following definitions shall apply: The term affordable housing means housing, the cost of which does not exceed 30 percent of the income of a family. The term comprehensive regional plan means a plan that— uses a cooperative, locally controlled, and inclusive public engagement process to identify needs and goals across a region and to integrate related planning processes; prioritizes projects for implementation, including healthy housing projects; and is tied to capital improvement programs and annual budgets.
The term Department means the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The term Director means the Director of the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities established under section 5. The term extremely low-income family means a family that has an income that does not exceed— 30 percent of the median income in the area in which the family lives, as determined by the Secretary, with appropriate adjustments for the size of the family; or a percentage of the median income in the area in which the family lives, as determined by the Secretary upon a finding by the Secretary that such percentage is necessary due to unusually high or low family incomes in the area in which the family lives, with appropriate adjustments for the size of the family.
The term healthy housing means housing that is designed, constructed, rehabilitated, and maintained in a manner that supports the health of the occupants of the housing. The term housing-related health hazard means any biological, physical, or chemical source of exposure or condition in, or immediately adjacent to, housing that could adversely affect human health. The term Indian tribe has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4103 ).
The term livable community means a metropolitan, urban, suburban, or rural community that— provides safe, reliable, affordable, and accessible transportation choices; provides long-term affordable, accessible, energy-efficient, and location-efficient housing choices for people of all ages, incomes, races, and ethnicities; supports, revitalizes, and encourages the growth of existing communities and maximizes the cost-effectiveness of existing infrastructure; promotes economic development and economic competitiveness; preserves the environment and natural resources; protects agricultural land, rural land, and green spaces; and supports public health and improves the quality of life for residents of, and workers in, the community.
The term location-efficient characterizes mixed-use development or neighborhoods that integrate housing, transportation choices, commercial development, and facilities and amenities— to lower living expenses for working families; to enhance mobility; to encourage private investment in transit-oriented development; and to encourage private sector infill development and maximize the use of existing infrastructure. The term low-income family has the meaning given that term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)).
The term metropolitan planning organization means a metropolitan planning organization described in section 134(b) of title 23, United States Code or section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code. The term Office means the Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities established under section 5. The term regional council means a multiservice regional organization with State and locally defined boundaries that is— accountable to units of general local government; delivers a variety of Federal, State, and local programs; and performs planning functions and provides professional and technical assistance.
The term rural planning organization means a voluntary regional organization of local elected officials and representatives of local transportation systems— that— works in cooperation with the department of transportation (or equivalent entity) of a State to plan transportation networks and advise officials of the State on transportation planning; and is located in a rural area— with a population of not less than 5,000; and that is not located in an area represented by a metropolitan planning organization; or that is a regional transportation planning organization, as defined in section 5303 of title 49, United States Code.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The term State has the meaning given that term by the Secretary, by rule. The term transit-oriented development means high-density, walkable, and location-efficient mixed-use development, including commercial development, affordable housing, and market-rate housing, that is within walking distance of and accessible to 1 or more public transportation facilities. The term unit of general local government means— a city, county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; or a combination of general purpose political subdivisions, as determined by the Secretary.
The term unit of special purpose local government — means a division of a unit of general purpose government that serves a special purpose and does not provide a broad array of services; and includes an entity such as a school district, a housing agency, a transit agency, and a parks and recreation district. The term very low-income family has the meaning given that term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ).
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